Interview with Dianne M. Bazell, May 8, 2006
Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Dianne Bazell's (Congo, 1975-1977; Education Program) interview includes reflections about teaching and living in Zaire and the relationship of her Peace Corps experience to her academic study and career, as well as details about teaching English at a Catholic mission school in Shaba Province. She also discusses her life and educational background both before and after joining the Peace Corps.Interview Accession
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Education Zaire/Congo (1976-1978) Academic goals Cultural attitudes Cultural exchanges Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) Zaire L'Institut Sainte-Marguerite Catholic missionary schools Educational access Europeanization Peace Corps volunteers Global citizenship Living situations Gender expectations ColonizationInterview LC Subject
Bazell, Dianne M. Bazell, Dianne M.--Interviews Congo (Democratic Republic) Peace Corps (U.S.)--Congo (Democratic Republic) Peace Corps (U.S.)--History Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1970-1979. Education Cultural awareness. Peace Corps (U.S.). Africa Region Peace Corps (U.S.) English language--Studying and teaching--Foreign speakers. Kivu (Congo : Region) Bukavu (Congo) Travel. Teaching--Methodology. Teaching Gender, sexuality & culture Education, Higher. Education--Congo (Democratic Republic) Religion, education and values Peace Corps (U.S.)--Zaire ZaireInterview Rights
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Bazell, Dianne M. Interview by Angene Wilson. 08 May. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Bazell, D.M. (2006, May 08). Interview by A. Wilson. Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Bazell, Dianne M., interview by Angene Wilson. May 08, 2006, Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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